New Classical CDs
Audivi Vocem: Vocal Music From Tallis Tye Sheppard
$24.95 (Compact disc / Ecm )
For more than 30 years, the Hilliard Ensemble has been Britain’s pre-eminent vocal group. With repertoire ranges from Perotin to Errki-Sven Tüür, from Guillaume de Machaut to German composer Heiner Goebbels, this outstan... More »
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Australian Masters: Tessa Birnie
$34.95 (Compact disc / Abc Classics )
ABC Classics launches its new Australian Masters series with a 3-CD collection featuring Tessa Birnie's legendary interpretation of Schubert's B-flat major Piano Sonata and ground-breaking performance of Beethoven's Moon... More »
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Takemitsu To The Edge Of Dream
$14.95 (Compact disc / Sony Classical )
This CD is a mixture of guitar and orchestra, guitar and alto flute and solo guitar. A wonderful merging of Takemitsu and the genius of John Williams. More »
Ultimate Guitar Collection
$19.95 (Compact disc / Sony Classical )
These recordings, 41 tracks over 2 CDs, recorded all over the world, really do give an excellent musical picture of the masterful career of John Williams. More »
Handel: Water Music, Music For The Royal Fireworks
$19.95 (Compact disc / Aliavox Records )
One of the stand-out recordings from Jordi Savall’s Astree/Auvidis period and part of Alia Vox’s new and ongoing project to re-release and re-master the complete back catalogue. Never before has Handel’s Water Music soun... More »
Invocation A La Nuit
$19.95 (Compact disc / Aliavox Records )
A tribute to the special qualities of silence that night creates. Most of the Alia Vox albums were recorded between the hours of 1am and 4am, endeavouring to distill some of this atmosphere during recording sessions. More »
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Purcell Fantasias For The Viols 1680
$19.95 (Compact disc / Aliavox Records )
These performances capture some of the special night ambience Savall strives for, with a Zen-like quality that would be perfectly suitable for meditation. More »